Life is rife with pitfalls that can diminish physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. It isn’t always good to have tried everything — some things are best left alone.
I am a proud member of the Unbroken Bones Club, though it wasn’t through a lack of trying. Years of falling out of trees, skateboarding, and unintended parkour incidents all tried their best, but to no avail. There are even pages devoted to the unbroken bone phenomenon — some people must just have dense bones.
Then again, if you were to speak to the current stream of SoundCloud rappers, the inverse scenario is likely to result. Getting arrested and having your mugshot published may be seen as a badge of honor in modern times — just ask the 45th president.
Yes, many of us have not yet made this mistake. Sadly, the risk is there every day. Whether you are an influencer climbing skyscrapers, one of those Portuguese big-wave surfers, or that person texting while crossing an intersection, dying is never far away.
In the early millennium, reality TV planted its flag directly into the human psyche, evidenced dramatically by Big Brother,The Apprentice, and those pesky Kardashians.